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Carrara 8.5 beta possible bug - any work around

Mosk the ScribeMosk the Scribe Posts: 891
edited December 1969 in Carrara Discussion

I'm using C8.5 beta and quite often when I try to drag a prop onto a figure to parent it (say to put something in the character's hand), I will get a non-specific error saying An Error occurred while executing Move Tree. Often the prop then flies off to a new position in the screen at that point.

This happens when trying to parent target helpers as well. And on several occasions right as I've been completing or finalizing my animations, a previously parented item will seem to vanish from the screen (the name remains in hierarchy but can't find item on display, doesn't render, and I've checked toggles for Visible and Show Object in 3D view) - this then prompts me to try to add that prop back and parent it - leading to the error.

I also run into non-specific 'Failed to save' errors when trying to save my file - which means if I don't try to work through or work around the errors and render what I can, I'm really stuck, because I can't simply re-open the file without starting over.

I am working with NLA clips and Genesis, and I know there had been many problems with that earlier.

1) Would this fall within the area of known problems?
2) Any partial workarounds come to mind for getting a prop to follow along as if parented to a figure's hand?

I need to put a wand in and re-render something as character walks along (just the wand without figure and background).

Tried adding a Target Helper to scene and having that track hand, and parenting wand to target helper - but tracking doesn't keep the TH locked on hand.

Tried exporting bvh in case that could help let me transfer animation - get non specific error.

Didn't know if any of Fenric's tools could save the day?? (ERC or Pose Helper??)
Or detaching skeleton then using it to carry the wand?


Thanks for any suggestions.

Comments

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    Try grouping the object with itself first

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,467

    13 years later cheeky

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,862

    Hope they have their notifications turned on devil

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,474

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    13 years later cheeky

    I'm guessing Headwax has been thinking about it.  wink

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    Steve K said:

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    13 years later cheeky

    I'm guessing Headwax has been thinking about it.  wink
     

    heh I often go through old posts and dig up the interesting ones.  . Well the ones I find interesting at least 

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    Sorry stezza et Wendy a small joke of mine

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,467

    Headwax said:

    Sorry stezza et Wendy a small joke of mine

    we know you like digging up the necrotic onesdevil 

  • Steve KSteve K Posts: 3,474

    Headwax said:

     

    heh I often go through old posts and dig up the interesting ones.  . Well the ones I find interesting at least 

    That actually sounds pretty productive given your experience.  I recall Jimmy Buffett (RIP) once talking about rooting through some of his old recordings on his sailboat, including probably some unreleased songs.  "There's some pretty good (stuff) back there!" I can believe that, we took people sailing and heard, "Play some more Jimmy Buffett!" (Full disclosure, beer was a factor in all this.)

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    Headwax said:

    Sorry stezza et Wendy a small joke of mine

    we know you like digging up the necrotic onesdevil 

     

    ha ha lucky they have no smell

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    Steve K said:

    Headwax said:

     

    heh I often go through old posts and dig up the interesting ones.  . Well the ones I find interesting at least 

    That actually sounds pretty productive given your experience.  I recall Jimmy Buffett (RIP) once talking about rooting through some of his old recordings on his sailboat, including probably some unreleased songs.  "There's some pretty good (stuff) back there!" I can believe that, we took people sailing and heard, "Play some more Jimmy Buffett!" (Full disclosure, beer was a factor in all this.)

     

    nice work, yes just because it's old doesn't mean there is no value on something ... look at me for eg :) lol

  • WendyLuvsCatzWendyLuvsCatz Posts: 40,467

    Mosk the Scribe is lurking 

    was active today

    I guess he got a poke via email notification cheeky

  • Bunyip02Bunyip02 Posts: 9,288

    Let's do the Time Warp agaaaiiinnn !!!

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    WendyLuvsCatz said:

    Mosk the Scribe is lurking 

    was active today

    I guess he got a poke via email notification cheeky

    see, as vladimere said,  all is not in vein ... 

     

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,862

    .

  • StezzaStezza Posts: 8,862

    Bunyip02 said:

    Let's do the Time Warp agaaaiiinnn !!!

    took the future wife to the drive-in to watch this movie...

    didn't see much of the movie wink 

  • HeadwaxHeadwax Posts: 10,456

    Ah, you forgot your glasses? 

  • therixxtherixx Posts: 245

    I often read and sometimes anwer old-necro-posts... Better than nothing, it could be useful to someone else, if not to the original people involved :-)

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